opettaja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- educator noun A person who teaches, especially one recognized for skill in the profession.
- hodja noun A Muslim teacher or religious scholar, especially one who teaches at a traditional school.
- instructor noun A person who teaches a particular skill or subject, especially a practical one.
- professor noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
- schoolmaster noun A male teacher, especially one in charge of a school or class.
- teacher noun A person whose job is to help students learn, especially in a school.
Senses
opettaja is used for these senses in English:
- educator A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.
- hodja A Muslim schoolmaster.
- instructor One who instructs; a teacher.
- professor (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
- schoolmaster (figurative) Anything that teaches.
- teacher A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
- teacherly Of or relating to teachers.